There is surprise and disquiet in the Urdu Journalistic fraternity over the arrest of Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi for his alleged role in the attack on the Israeli diplomat. From a village on the Ghaziabad-Meerut border, Kazmi had a variety of Journalistic assignments that included a weekly column and the morning news bulletin on DD Urdu. Since 2002, he also helped as a volunteer teacher of English to underprivileged Class XII students...
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Land acquisition Bill will push up prices five times: CII chief
-The Hindu Business Line The President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mr B. Muthuraman, on Thursday said that the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011, would cause a five-fold increase in land prices to the industry. “No industry will be able to afford that,” he said in an interaction with Journalists, on the sidelines of a conference on the theme “Tamil Nadu: Vision 2025”. The Bill is expected to be presented...
More »Mining mafia mows down young IPS officer in Morena by Mahim Pratap Singh
A young IPS officer was crushed to death by the mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, over 450 km from here, on Thursday. Narendra Kumar, 30, who was posted as a Sub-Divisional Police Officer at Banmore in Morena on probation, tried to stop a tractor carrying illegally quarried stones but the driver ran over him, DIG Chambal range D.P. Gupta was quoted in the press as saying. Mr. Kumar...
More »Journalists reporting on human rights need greater protection, says UN expert
-The United Nations Recent global events have highlighted the fact that Journalists and media workers reporting on human rights issues are particularly vulnerable to threats and attacks, an independent United Nations expert said today, calling for greater protection for those who carry out such vital work. “Because of the potential impact on society that Journalists and media workers can have by disseminating information about human rights through a wide array of media,...
More »Tribals, dalits take to streets against illegal mining
-The Times of India Thousands of dalits and tribals took to streets in Sonbhadra on Sunday to protest against the illegal mining taking place in the district. The immediate cause of the protest was the recent mining accident which left over 10 labourers dead. The protesters organised a march and gheraoed the local police station. They also handed over a memorandum to the district administration. Addressed to the governor, the memorandum demanded...
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